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On its heels tread William Makepeace Thackeray’s The Rose and the Ring and John Ruskin’s The King of a Golden River, another tale of the costs of miserly niggardliness.

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2015

Greed and mismanagement as well as nature's niggardliness have contributed to Algeria's poverty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Mao, by stressing the fact that all Russian "aid" has been paid for by China, emphasizes the U.S.S.R.'s niggardliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

What immediately provoked the White House outburst was a fiery speech the day before by Massachusetts' Democratic Senator Walsh in which he flayed the Administration for "niggardliness" in its relief plans.

From Time Magazine Archive

The niggardliness which displays itself in smaller subscriptions to public or private objects than the donor’s means will justify has naturally met with keen reproach.

From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport